Israel

My Take On The Israeli Palestinian Debacle

.                    I don’t think we should be selling weapons to the Israeli nation.  It was wrong when we sold weapons to the Nazi’s and the British before we became involved in WWII and many years later we’re pulling the same crap.

.                   The American ‘mass media’ is strongly biased on the subject of Israel and the reasons for this are mysterious and complicated.  My theory is that many people think we went into WWII because of the Holocaust and to rescue the Jewish people.  Israel is therefore some kind of continuation of that struggle.  Many Americans see us as the protectors of Jews and of Israel.  I find this theory highly disturbing.

.                   First of all, the United States entered WWII because of Pearl Harbor and Pearl Harbor alone.  The British were being bombed and we still wouldn’t enter the war.  At that time we were still selling weapons to both sides.  Oh the glorious bravery of the United States and their army and their leaders…   And, we certainly didn’t enter the war because of the Holocaust.  I’m just making this point because for some reason people connect the purposes of WWII with the purposes of our foreign relations with Israel.

.                  This is not to say that WWII and Israel aren’t connected in some other way.  In fact, it was the Zionists of Nazi Germany, other parts of Europe and the U.S that helped to form and maintain Israel as a country from the WWII era until now.  Israel was formed by forcing the Muslims who lived there out of their homes and by artificially promoting job success for Jews in that region.  The Nazis and many others didn’t want the Jews around so they made a place for them and enticed them and forced them to go there.  Jews were paid more for their work in Israel and it became harder and harder for the Muslims who had lived there before the Jews arrived to find work.  The Muslims were also mistreated on a large scale and some were forced out of their homes abrubtly.

.                  So when Israeli or American supporters of our increased and continuing involvement with Israel tell you that the Jews were “there first” they must mean before they weren’t there and before they kicked other people out into the Gaza Strip etc…  Are we giving the U.S back to the Native Americans because they were here before us?  I suppose we would think it were right if the Native Americans were to fight us for it…

.                  There is a strange belief among many Americans that Israel is becoming smaller and smaller and smaller…  Let me ask you this:  do the Palestinians live in the ‘Gaza Strip’ or do they live in the ‘Gaza Expanse’ or just ‘Gaza’?  It’s is called the Gaza Strip for a reason; it’s small and it’s smaller than it once was.

.                People will cite historical downsizings of Israel’s borders like the loss of the Sinai Dessert.  Ok, that was lost in treaty with Egypt because they didn’t really want the POS anymore.  Besides, they acquired it and then gave it away; that doesn’t really constitute a ‘loss’ does it?  If I you have two apples and I give you a third but you give it back to me is that a loss for you?

.                 The reason I’m talking about Israel now is because they recently broke a ceasefire agreement and hundreds of Palestinian civilians are dead.  CNN corroborates that Israel broke the ceasefire.  You can learn more about this by visiting theYoungTurks on YouTube or their website theyoungturks.com

.                 They have done a great job covering the news pertaining to this issue.

.                 What bothers me the most is the coverage of Israel in the news.  You will see stories about how Israeli citizens can’t get showers when they want to.  Or you’ll hear about some Israeli checkpoint guards getting killed by Hamas.  But if you look into the news from the Gaza Strip hundreds of civilians are dying, Israeli soldiers are illegally using white phosphorus around heavily populated areas and severely burning civilians.  This is classified as a chemical weapon and cannot legally be used against enemy combatants let alone to strike fear into the hearts of a civilian population.

.                 The terrible thing is that it’s our white phosphorus; we sold it to Israel.  This chemical burns when it comes into contact with air and the blaze cannot be put out with water.  If you come into contact with it you can be burned to the bone and/or killed.

.                So next time you get all excited about Israel ‘holding its ground’ or expanding itself, take a few minutes to smile to yourself… and then look at some of the photos and footage of dead women, men and children, burn victims, limbless teens and piles of wounded, and take note of the fact that none of them are wearing body armor.

.                 I’m not saying I’m on Hamas’ side but Americans should think twice before being blindly “pro-Israel”

-CallsignHUSKER